This shawl will be available as part of exclusive Norne Yarn kits at the Oslo Knitting Festival, November 4-6 2016.

It will then become available to download on Ravelry as an individual pattern

Norne Yarn indie dyer Tuva is a Viking history fanatic and the names of her colourways are evocative of Norwegian myths and legends, which I found fascinating when I first discovered her yarn. While browsing the Internet for insights into Viking history, I fell in awe of the Gokstad ship, which is on display at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo. The general shape of the Gokstad shawl is reminiscent of a cross section of the ship’s hull.

The shawl features a brioche stitch prow, as bold as the Viking ship’s hypnotic woodwork, and two-colour garter stitch segments divided by ropes of slipped stitches, as if the ship was ready to sail. The sea of cables recreates the pattern of a belt strap end that was found among other treasures that had been buried with this 9th century ship.